1996 Dodge Grand Caravan engine problems

196 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 196 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 98,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 4 and 37
Injuries and deaths: 3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 21 complaints that include mileage. 19% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	3
20k to 40k miles	0
40k to 60k miles	1
60k to 80k miles	0
80k to 100k miles	7
100k to 120k miles	2
120k to 140k miles	3
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	2
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 21 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 98,000 miles, and 19% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 37 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

While driving 55 MPH the consumer hit a deer. When getting out of the vehicle the owner notice a fire in the engine compartment. No report of air bag deployment. As a result the vehicle burned to the ground. No injuries reported. Please provide additional information.

Reported at 130,000 miles, October 2004 CrashFire

The meter read less than half a tank of gas, the van ran out of gas, then the engine stalled. The consumer started the vehicle and began to drive when soon after the check engine light illuminated. The consumer was told the problem was a misfired cylinder, the fuel fuel pump was buried inside the gas tank, and when the fuel level dropped below the fuel pump, the pump heated up and sucked in air instead of the gasoline. *scc

Reported at 84,000 miles, October 2002

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